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The surgery center, which is also named as a defendant in the lawsuit, is accused of negligently allowing Choudhury to use the facility although it knew of Choudhury's potentially "harmful propensities."

According to the arrest warrant issued for Choudhury last month, one unidentified medical worker who worked about five years at Riverwalk claimed that he had witnessed Choudhury insert his fingers into vaginas between 10 and 15 times.

That staffer eventually reported the incidents to other unspecified employees, according to the arrest warrant.

"Unfortunately, Riverwalk Endoscopy and Surgery Center failed to report (Choudhury) to the proper authorities after the first complaints of sexual assault," one of the lawsuits states. "Additionally, (the surgery center) failed to take any action to protect other patients from being sexually assaulted by (Choudhury)."

His two business partners, both physicians, could not be reached for comment on Wednesday. They are not named as defendants in the lawsuits.

Choudhury is also accused of assaulting a woman undergoing a colonoscopy in May at HealthPark Medical Center. No lawsuit in connection with that case had been filed as of Wednesday.

The Florida Department of Health last week stripped Choudhury of his right to practice medicine while investigators look into the criminal allegations.

Choudhury claimed that his actions were misinterpreted and were part of normal examination techniques, investigators said.

But an expert opinion cited in the state's emergency decision to restrict his medical license stated there is no medical reason for a doctor to insert his fingers into a patient's vagina during a colonoscopy.

"Dr. Choudhury abused the physician-patient relationship by engaging in sexual activity with three unconscious female patients," the Department of Health Report states. "Dr. Choudhury's blatant and repeated inappropriate behavior shows that Dr. Choudhury does not have the judgment or moral character to hold a position of power and trust with female patients."